Search for Extraterrestrial Life Think Tank – Europa & Enceladus
The one-day conference, held at St Hugh’s College, Oxford on the 11th of July 2015, seeks to bring together top researchers in astrobiology, astronautics, geochemistry, biology and polar science to discuss the investigation, strategies and challenges involved in the exploration of the oceans of the moons Europa and Enceladus. Confirmed speakers include: Dr Alex Rogers, Professor of Conservation Biology at the Department of Zoology, Somerville College, University of Oxford Dr Chris McKay, AstroGeophysicist, NASA Ames Research Center, California Dr Charles Cockell, Professor of...
Read MoreJoint Mineralogical Society & Geomicrobiology Network ‘Research in Progress’ Meeting 2015
The joint Mineralogical Society and Geomicrobiology Network ‘Research in Progress’ meeting will be held at Leeds University on the 24th June, and may be of interest to microbiologists and astrobiologists interested in microbe-mineral interactions. There will be funds available through the network for early career scientists’ travel and possibly accommodation. Registration and abstract deadline is the 5th June. For more information visit the Mineralogical Society page here.
Read MoreGeological Repositories: Technology and High Technology Transfer
The STFC Network, GeoRepNet, will hold its third conference in Edinburgh from 12-15 October 2015, and will be focussed on exploring all aspects of high technology transfer into geological repositories and other deep subsurface facilities. Talks in all areas of high technology are welcome, especially in STFC areas such as astronomy, particle physics and planetary sciences instrumentation. Of particular interest are examples of how technology can be transferred from these areas into the monitoring and characterisation of deep subsurface facilities and geological repositories. This meeting also...
Read MoreSummer School: Formation and evolution of planetary systems and habitable planets
Co-organised by the Nordic Network of Astrobiology, the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership “European Astrobiology Campus” and the EU COST Action “Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth and in the Universe”, the Summer school “Formation and evolution of planetary systems and habitable planets”, will take place in Moletai, Lithuania (close to Vilnius) from 21 to 30 August 2015. Its programme includes: Lectures by internationally leading scientists covering a broad range of astrobiology observations of star transits as well as other interesting astronomical objects...
Read More‘Puzzle of Earth’s Uninterrupted Habitability’ Conference
Environmental conditions at the Earth’s surface have been continuously suitable for life for more than three billion years. Temperatures, for example, have only varied by few tens of centigrade despite large changes in solar luminosity and atmospheric composition. Since the Archean, the planet has not once been rendered sterile. However, the reasons for this long-term life-friendliness remain contentious. How has Earth’s climate avoided the runaway warming shown on Venus or the runaway cooling of Mars? Has Earth’s relative stability resulted from geochemical feedback (e.g. through...
Read MoreCOST Action CM1401: ‘Our Astrochemical History’
The EU COST Action CM1401 “Our Astrochemical History” will hold its inaugural meeting in Prague from May 26th – 29th 2015. The conference is open to the whole community of physical chemistry and astrochemistry. Aiming to bring together theoretical and experimental chemists to address key issues in atomic and molecular chemistry of interest in solving issues in astronomy, the network action will facilitate collaborative working between scientists from the 27 action member states, as well as affiliated countries. The maximum number of attendees is set to 100 people. We...
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